Chelsea’s main coach Enzo Maresca has a problem if the Champions League qualification is a priority, says Paul Merson | Football news
Paul Merson says Chelsea’s Chief Coach Enzo Maresca had problems if the Champions League qualification is a priority for Blues this season.
Sky Sports News Chief Journalist Kageh Solhekol reported that Champions League qualifying is the main goal of Chelsea this season Despite the difficult run that made them only twice in nine league games – a race that saw that they were giving up the top four Premier League.
Chelsea is currently the sixth, one point from the fourth placed Man City, with the end of the fifth place this season is likely to secure the Champions League football, Maresca’s side is still firmly hunting for a return to top European football.
However, two defeats of the week to Brighton to the FA Cup and Premier League firmly returned Chelsea to the center of attention, and Merson believes that Maresca in Chelsea could be a problem, with pressure set on it if the results occur if the results do not turn .
In front of Chelsea Football on Saturday night Dealing with Aston Fairy, Magic Man also talks about the recent fights of Cole Palmer who affect games, their lack of center forward and goalkeeper, and a potential further pain for the bluese sizes of their team.
“If the Champions League football is a priority, Maresca has problems’
I don’t know where the next win for Chelsea comes from.
I thought they were very lucky against West Ham. Two Brighton’s performances were so below the required level.
I don’t see them win against Aston villa.
If the Champions League is a priority for Chelsea, Enzo Maresca has a big problem.
He hadn’t been mentioned that season before.
When things went well, sending messages is that this season was a season to build and a little progress. The Champions League football was not really mentioned. It felt like this was the case to see how we go and let go of all new players together and develop for the future.
It all started so good. But now, suddenly, you hear that the Champions League is a target and must be the best four.
The manager will now be under serious pressure.
‘Palmer needs Jackson’
How much Chelsea spent and for all long -term contacts, I don’t see that they do not have a goalkeeper of top -notch draw or world -class center.
Because of all criticism, when Nicolas Jackson doesn’t play, they really miss them.
The person who misses more than anything is Cole Palmer.
Jackson gets a lot of sticks. People can become really critical at the games of people, but Jackson is needed Palmer.
Jackson is also needed Palmer, of course it is, but Palmer needs Jackson bad because he is the one who makes races, spreads the show and creates space.
No one else really works in Chelsea. Everyone wants it to their feet. The wings want the ball to their feet and then will make their magic. Won’t run without a ball. The only one doing this is Jackson.
Looking at Palmer now, he basically collects the ball from the back four. It must come short because the game is so closed without a recognized center forward. No one takes away the central veterans and when that happens, the game becomes very compact.
When compact, Palmer cannot do what he usually does. He needs space to work. At this point it comes short, and there are 10 players ahead. When that happens, everything gets a little harder.
‘More tears coming to Chelsea’
It is very observation of this space with Chelsea.
I’m not sure how everything will succeed. All players are on long -term contracts and there are many players on loan with long -term contracts.
Look at the players they had to let go. It would be impossible to make them happy.
Everyone was fine at the beginning of the season because they had a league of conferences. They could get players in the game in that competition. Without that game every Thursday, he didn’t get that luxury and many players had to go on loan. He just couldn’t make them happy.
If they get the Champions League football next season, again, I do not see how they can make everything happy.
I feel a manager. There are so many layers that it just can’t be happy. There are many more tears coming to Chelsea.
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